Re: StartX and McAfee Firewall!

[Andy <Robert dot Watson at noaa dot gov>]

I am trying to find a way to disable scanning of the X11 connections
The systems are secure locally, patched, and spy ware scanned weekly. 
This is a gov't security mandate that all laptops removed from the 
building have the PF running.
-Andy

Alexander Gottwald wrote:

> On Wed, 6 Oct 2004, Andy wrote:
>
>
> > We run McAfee personal firewall on our laptops for security outside of 
> > the office.  When startx is launched, the firesrvc pegs at near 90 and 
> > will stay there as long as it is used.  The only way to bring it down is 
> > by disabling the service, which we prefer not to do.  Any one have any 
> > ideas on how to solve this or what might be causing it.
>
>
> Personal firewall scan all network traffic. XWin causes network traffic. 
> This provides a lot of work for any personal firewall.
>
> possible solutions:
>
> - find a way to disable scanning for local or X11 connections
> - secure the computers by removing vulnerable programs and apply 
>   security patches for windows. This will render the PF useless
>
> bye
> 	ago